Nava's wren (Hylorchilus navai) is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is endemic to Mexico.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Troglodytidae |
| Genus: | Hylorchilus |
| Species: | H. navai
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| Hylorchilus navai Crossin & Ely, 1973
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Taxonomy and systematics edit
Nava's wren was originally treated as a subspecies of Hylorchilus sumichrasti, which at that time was called slender-billed wren. After the split, the now-monotypic H. sumichrasti was renamed Sumichrast's wren. Nava's wren is also monotypic.[3]
Description edit
Nava's wren is 16 cm (6.3 in) long; a female weighed 29.3 g (1.03 oz). The adults have a rich brown crown and upperparts and a tawny face. Their throat and upper chest are whitish that transitions to pale gray on the lower chest and gray-brown at the vent. The lower chest has faint scalloping and the flanks are sooty brown.[3]
Distribution and habitat edit
Nava's wren occurs in a small area of southern Mexico, in southeastern Veracruz, western Chiapas, and barely into northeastern Oaxaca. It inhabits undisturbed forest with outcrops of Karst limestone between the elevations of 75 and 800 m (246 and 2,625 ft).[3]
Behavior edit
Feeding edit
Though no dietary data are available for Nava's wren, it probably feeds mostly or entirely on invertebrates. It forages on the ground, especially among rocks and on rock faces.[3]
Breeding edit
The breeding phenology of Nava's wren has not been documented.[3]
Vocalization edit
The male Nava's wren sings "a varied, often stuttering warble of mellow whistles" [1]. The female's song is "an introductory note followed by rapid series of 8 or more loud whistles" [2]. The species' call is "a metallic 'tink'" [3].[3]
Status edit
The IUCN has assessed Nava's wren as Vulnerable "owing to its small and declining range" and that its population is estimated to be fewer than 7000 adults.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2020). "Nava's Wren Hylorchilus navai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (January 2021). "IOC World Bird List (v 11.1)". Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Kroodsma, D. E. and D. Brewer (2020). Nava's Wren (Hylorchilus navai), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.navwre1.01 retrieved June 2, 2021